Which is cheaper, the Fears Archival 1930 or the Schofield Strange Lights?

At MSRP the Fears Archival 1930 is the cheaper of the two at $3,863, against $6,600 for the Schofield Strange Lights — a $2,737 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Fears Archival 1930 or the Schofield Strange Lights?

The Schofield Strange Lights wears larger at 44mm versus 40mm for the Fears Archival 1930 — a 4mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Fears Archival 1930 or the Schofield Strange Lights?

The Schofield Strange Lights is rated to 200m versus 30m for the Fears Archival 1930.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Fears Archival 1930 or the Schofield Strange Lights?

The Schofield Strange Lights carries a 42-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Fears Archival 1930.

What movement does the Fears Archival 1930 run compared to the Schofield Strange Lights?

The Fears Archival 1930 runs a manual caliber (ETA 2360), while the Schofield Strange Lights runs a automatic (ETA 2824-2).

Side by side

Fears Archival 1930vsSchofield Strange Lights

The numbers, the dial colors, the calibers — laid out so you can stop flipping between tabs.

Fears Archival 1930

archival-1930

MSRP $3,863

Schofield Strange Lights

strange-lights-not-quite-green

MSRP $6,600

At a glance

13 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Archival 193040mm

Strange Lights44mm

Power Reserve

Archival 193040h

Strange Lights42h

Water Resistance

Archival 193030m

Strange Lights200m

MSRP

Archival 1930$3,863

Strange Lights$6,600

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Crystal & Dial

3 specs

AR Coating

Inner

Yes

Dial Color

Standard

Green

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova

Movement

3 specs

Caliber

ETA 2360

ETA 2824-2

Type

Manual

Automatic

Power Reserve

40h

42h

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$3,863

$6,600

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